Allaò, Allaò, ed alla ninna, 
dormi stu figghiu, 
chi di sonnu spinna!

Allaò, Allaò, dormi a arriposa:
Ciuri d’amenta e scocca di rosa:

Allaò, dormi ed abbenta, 
scocca di rosa e ciuri d’amenta.

Allaò ed Allaò, 
E tu no! E tu no!
Allaò

Poesia popolare siciliana d'Alcamo = Sicilian folk poetry from Alcamo

Text Authorship:

• from Volkslieder (Folksongs)  [author's text not yet checked against a primary source]

Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):

• by Giulia Recli (1890 - 1970), "Veglia materna", published 1922 [ voice and piano ], from 6 Bozzetti popolari, no. 3, Milan : G. Ricordi & C.
      Score: IMSLP [external link]  [sung text checked 1 time]

Researcher for this page: Joost van der Linden [Guest Editor]

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